Colorado State University Athletics
Tuesday, November 12
Fort Collins, CO
7:00 PM
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Rams Close Homestand against Denver
11/11/2024 9:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CSU men’s basketball looks to end three-game homestand undefeated
FORT COLLINS – Colorado State men's basketball closes out its three-game homestand to open the 2024-25 season on Tuesday when Denver makes the trip up I-25 to face the Rams at 7 p.m. MT inside Moby Arena.
Tickets for the game and all CSU men's basketball games can be purchased at CSURams.com/Tickets or by calling 800-491-RAMS (7267).
Opening Tip
- Colorado State needed overtime to improve to 2-0 on the year defeating Tennessee State 87-79.
- Nique Clifford and Jalen Lake had career night's scoring with 31 and 22 points, respectively.
- Clifford picked up his second double-double of the year grabbing 13 rebounds to go with the 31 points.
- Lake connected on a career-best six shots and seven free throws.
- Freshman Kyle Jorgensen picked up Mountain West Freshman of the Week honors after averaging 9.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in his first two games. He scored seven straight points for the Rams in overtime to lift them past TSU.
- Colorado State turned Tennessee State over 21 times four days after turning North Dakota the same amount. That was more than any time in 2023-24.
- Kyan Evans continues to grow in his expanded role in 2024-25 with a career-best eight points and tying five assists. The assists led the team. That's coming off a career-high five steals against UND.
- Playing in his first game in 333 days and have only played 14 minutes of game action in 667 days, Keshawn Williams showed off his athletic ability scoring 14 points off the bench for CSU in the season opener.
- The Rams and Pioneers are meeting for the second straight season. CSU defended its home court 90-80.
- Head coach Niko Medved is in his seventh year leading Colorado State. He is 119-75 as the Rams' head coach.
- He became the fifth coach in program history to reach 100 wins in Fort Collins last year.
- Medved is the only coach in program history to win 20-plus games four times.
- He is two wins away from 200 for his career and tying for second most wins by a coach at CSU.
- The Rams finished last year 15-2 inside Moby Arena, the second most in program history.
- CSU is 63-15 (.808) inside Moby Arena the past six years.
- Nique Clifford enjoyed his first year in Fort Collins transferring to Colorado State from Colorado. He shot an impressive 52 .2 from the field including 37.6% from behind the arc on his way to averaging 12.2 points and 7.6 rebounds.
- CSU welcomes 10 new faces to the program in 2024-25. Six are transfers with four others being true freshman.
- The program's all-time leading scorer and assists leader, Isaiah Stevens has moved on to professional basketball after exhausting his eligibility. He is currently with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the G League affiliate of the Miami Heat.
- Stevens helped the Heat to a 2024 Summer League Championship.
- CSU has two players currently in the NBA or G League with David Roddy (Atlanta Hawks) and Isaiah Stevens (Miami Heat/Sioux Falls Skyforce).
Scouting the Pioneers
Fourth year head coach Jeff Wulbrun looks to continue the upward trajectory of his program after reaching the Summit League title game last season.
The Pioneers enter Tuesday 1-1 on the year with a loss at Stanford and win vs Western Colorado.
DU has a quartet of players averaging double figures scoring, led by DeAndre Craig and Sebastian Atkins 13.5 each.
What's Ahead
The Rams hit the road for the first time in 2024-25 when they go south to take on Ole Miss. While labeled a neutral site game, the match up does take place in Southaven, Mississippi, just outside Memphis.
Tickets for the game and all CSU men's basketball games can be purchased at CSURams.com/Tickets or by calling 800-491-RAMS (7267).
Opening Tip
- Colorado State needed overtime to improve to 2-0 on the year defeating Tennessee State 87-79.
- Nique Clifford and Jalen Lake had career night's scoring with 31 and 22 points, respectively.
- Clifford picked up his second double-double of the year grabbing 13 rebounds to go with the 31 points.
- Lake connected on a career-best six shots and seven free throws.
- Freshman Kyle Jorgensen picked up Mountain West Freshman of the Week honors after averaging 9.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in his first two games. He scored seven straight points for the Rams in overtime to lift them past TSU.
- Colorado State turned Tennessee State over 21 times four days after turning North Dakota the same amount. That was more than any time in 2023-24.
- Kyan Evans continues to grow in his expanded role in 2024-25 with a career-best eight points and tying five assists. The assists led the team. That's coming off a career-high five steals against UND.
- Playing in his first game in 333 days and have only played 14 minutes of game action in 667 days, Keshawn Williams showed off his athletic ability scoring 14 points off the bench for CSU in the season opener.
- The Rams and Pioneers are meeting for the second straight season. CSU defended its home court 90-80.
- Head coach Niko Medved is in his seventh year leading Colorado State. He is 119-75 as the Rams' head coach.
- He became the fifth coach in program history to reach 100 wins in Fort Collins last year.
- Medved is the only coach in program history to win 20-plus games four times.
- He is two wins away from 200 for his career and tying for second most wins by a coach at CSU.
- The Rams finished last year 15-2 inside Moby Arena, the second most in program history.
- CSU is 63-15 (.808) inside Moby Arena the past six years.
- Nique Clifford enjoyed his first year in Fort Collins transferring to Colorado State from Colorado. He shot an impressive 52 .2 from the field including 37.6% from behind the arc on his way to averaging 12.2 points and 7.6 rebounds.
- CSU welcomes 10 new faces to the program in 2024-25. Six are transfers with four others being true freshman.
- The program's all-time leading scorer and assists leader, Isaiah Stevens has moved on to professional basketball after exhausting his eligibility. He is currently with the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the G League affiliate of the Miami Heat.
- Stevens helped the Heat to a 2024 Summer League Championship.
- CSU has two players currently in the NBA or G League with David Roddy (Atlanta Hawks) and Isaiah Stevens (Miami Heat/Sioux Falls Skyforce).
Scouting the Pioneers
Fourth year head coach Jeff Wulbrun looks to continue the upward trajectory of his program after reaching the Summit League title game last season.
The Pioneers enter Tuesday 1-1 on the year with a loss at Stanford and win vs Western Colorado.
DU has a quartet of players averaging double figures scoring, led by DeAndre Craig and Sebastian Atkins 13.5 each.
What's Ahead
The Rams hit the road for the first time in 2024-25 when they go south to take on Ole Miss. While labeled a neutral site game, the match up does take place in Southaven, Mississippi, just outside Memphis.
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